Frazee man dies in tractor accident in Wadena County – InForum

WADENA, Minnesota – A 79-year-old Frazee man died Thursday, July 18, after the front-end loader tractor he was driving overturned and he became trapped underneath.

The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 6:13 p.m. Thursday about a farm equipment accident on Wadena County Highway 30 east of Wahoo Valley and north of Staples.

Police, fire, rescue and medical personnel responded and found the tractor upside down in a ditch off County Highway 30. The driver, John Berger, was trapped underneath.

Berger was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The cause of the accident is currently being investigated.

The Staples Police Department, Staples Fire and Rescue, Lakewood Health Ambulance Service, Karvonen Funeral Home and Scott’s Southtown Towing assisted at the scene.

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